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  1. Alexander Hamilton - Wikipedia

    Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 [a] – July 12, 1804) was an Nevisian -born American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the …

  2. Alexander Hamilton | Biography, Duel, Musical, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 14, 2025 · Alexander Hamilton was born out of wedlock in Nevis, British West Indies (now in Saint Kitts and Nevis), in either 1755 or 1757, and his father abandoned the family in 1765.

  3. Alexander Hamilton: Facts, Birth, Children & Death | HISTORY

    Nov 9, 2009 · Where Was Alexander Hamilton Born? Hamilton was born on the Caribbean island of Nevis in either 1755 or 1757.

  4. Alexander Hamilton - U.S. National Park Service

    1755: Hamilton was born on the island of Nevis, in the Eastern Caribbean. His parents, Rachel Faucette and James Hamilton, were not married to each other; therefore there was no official record of his birth.

  5. Alexander Hamilton - World History Encyclopedia

    Oct 14, 2024 · Alexander Hamilton was born on the small island of Nevis in the British West Indies on 11 January 1755 or 1757; most modern scholars favor 1755 as his birth year, based on the discovery of …

  6. Alexander Hamilton - American Battlefield Trust

    Born a bastard (illegitimate) child on January 11, 1755 or 1757, to Scotsman James Hamilton and Rachel Fawcett Levine on the British colonial island of Nevis in the Caribbean, Alexander Hamilton …

  7. Alexander Hamilton - George Washington's Mount Vernon

    Hamilton was born on January 11, in 1755 or 1757 at Charlestown, on the British island of Nevis. His parents, Rachel Faucette and James Hamilton, were not married when he was born.

  8. Alexander Hamilton: A Chronology — Google Arts & Culture

    The illegitimate son of James Hamilton, a Scottish immigrant and unsuccessful businessman, and Rachel Faucette, an already married woman of French Huguenot descent, Alexander Hamilton was...

  9. Hamilton’s Early Life – U.S. Constitution.net

    Apr 23, 2024 · Alexander Hamilton was born in Charlestown, Nevis, an island in the West Indies, between 1755 and 1757. His father, James Hamilton, was a Scottish merchant, and his mother, …

  10. Alexander Hamilton: Founding Father & Treasury Secretary

    Jul 16, 2025 · Alexander Hamilton was born on the island of Nevis in the Caribbean, between 1755 and 1757. Born to Scottish trader James Hamilton and Rachel Faucette, their unwed status marked a …